(Bqp.vn) - Defence Minister General Phan Van Giang attended a ceremony held by the General Staff of the Vietnam People’s Army to kick off a tree-planting festival on February 12.

Delegates attending the event.

Speaking at the ceremony, Chief of the General Staff and Deputy Defence Minister Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong asked party committees and chains-of-command of units under the General Staff to promote information dissemination and education to raise their personnel’s awareness of the great significance of tree planting and forest protection.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong speaking at the ceremony.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong stressed that agencies and units under the General Staff should carefully take care of the trees and apply information technology and technical advances to raise the effectiveness of trees. He also asked agencies and units to regular check and evaluate their personnel’s tree planting and protection and honor those with great achievements in the work in a timely manner.

General Phan Van Giang and delegates planting trees in the National Military Training Center No.4.

Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Tan Cuong and delegates planting trees at the event.

After the ceremony, General Phan Van Giang and delegates planted trees in the National Military Training Center No.4 of the General Staff.